January 5, 201115 yr It's definitely noise that pretends to be music. In 99% of cases I believe if they had the actual talent they would make more secular music or at least get played on secular stations. The "Contemporary Christian" genre is just a gimmick to get devout Christians to buy an inferior product because of it's "message". And I'm not dissing the message---I could care less and have actually stated that I do like a lot of gospel music. Well put. If I need the message bad enough, I'll listen to black gospel or Bluegrass gospel, where the performers have actual talent and creativity.
January 5, 201115 yr "Ave Maria " "The Canticle of the Sun " and " Christ be our Light " Edited January 5, 201115 yr by KyTmcNcc
January 5, 201115 yr As far as I'm concerned, Christian music has never been better than it was 1000 years ago. Gregorian Chant remains the most beautiful accompaniment to religious services ever devised. However, the music arising just prior to the Italian Renaissance, running through that era and into the baroque period is also quite spectacular. The choir at my parish has done both Palestrina and Monteverdi during Mass recently.
January 5, 201115 yr Mahalia Jackson I know it was the blood What a friend we have in Jesus Move on up a little higher [video=youtube;06gAdro-62E]
January 5, 201115 yr Better Than A Hallelujah by Amy Grant God loves a lullaby In a mothers tears in the dead of night Better than a Hallelujah sometimes. God loves a drunkards cry, The soldiers plea not to let him die Better than a Hallelujah sometimes. We pour out our miseries God just hears a melody Beautiful the mess we are The honest cries of breaking hearts Are better than a Hallelujah The woman holding on for life, The dying man giving up the fight Are better than a Hallelujah sometimes The tears of shame for what's been done, The silence when the words won't come Are better than a Hallelujah sometimes. We pour out our miseries God just hears a melody Beautiful the mess we are The honest cries of breaking hearts Are better than a Hallelujah Better than a church bell ringing, Better than a choir singing out,singing out. We pour out our miseries God just hears a melody Beautiful the mess we are The honest cries of breaking hearts Are better than a Hallelujah
January 6, 201115 yr It's definitely noise that pretends to be music. In 99% of cases I believe if they had the actual talent they would make more secular music or at least get played on secular stations. The "Contemporary Christian" genre is just a gimmick to get devout Christians to buy an inferior product because of it's "message". And I'm not dissing the message---I could care less and have actually stated that I do like a lot of gospel music. I wouldn't paint them all w/ the same brush, but I would estimate that about 70% of Contemporary Christian music is lousy (and I am a committed Christian). To be fair, a great deal of the music doesn't get mainstream exposure because of its content. That's why, when a song like "I Can Only Imagine" does get secular air-time, you know it's a quality song. Having said that, I would also say that about 60% of music from my lifetime has been lousy, regardless of the genre. And that is nowhere more evident than in the wasteland known as the country music industry.
January 6, 201115 yr I wouldn't paint them all w/ the same brush, but I would estimate that about 70% of Contemporary Christian music is lousy (and I am a committed Christian). To be fair, a great deal of the music doesn't get mainstream exposure because of its content. That's why, when a song like "I Can Only Imagine" does get secular air-time, you know it's a quality song. Having said that, I would also say that about 60% of music from my lifetime has been lousy, regardless of the genre. And that is nowhere more evident than in the wasteland known as the country music industry. I couldn't agree more. Mainstream country in particular is AWFUL. Mainstream rock isn't far behind either.
January 6, 201115 yr Definitely a good one! If that's the tune you guys are offering up as the beacon light of the genre, it's a sad statement about the genre. That song makes me cringe with every whiny word the singer utters. Reminds me of bad emo music crossed with Celine Dion.
January 6, 201115 yr If that's the tune you guys are offering up as the beacon light of the genre, it's a sad statement about the genre. That song makes me cringe with every whiny word the singer utters. Reminds me of bad emo music crossed with Celine Dion.From what I've heard it's the creme da la creme of the Contemporary Christian genre. I'd actually say it's bad emo music crosed wtih Rascal Flatts. Edited January 6, 201115 yr by formerkywrestler
January 6, 201115 yr Always had a soft spot for these folks. My grandfather loves them and I used to hear this song all the time when I was a kid.
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